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PRESSRELEASE TORPEDO PRESS

WHAT DOES PUBLIC MEAN? ART AS A PARTICIPANT IN THE PUBLIC ARENA

  Please join us for the launch of Torpedo Press’ first publication

Where: TORPEDO KUNSTBOKHANDELEN / Hausmannsgate 42 / 0182 Oslo
When: 20th October 6pm- 9pm
A conversation with Cornelia Sollfrank 6.30pm

  "What Does Public Mean? Art as a Participant in the Public Arena" is a 
new anthology edited by artist and research fellow at the Oslo National 
Academy of the Arts, Tone Hansen. This publication is the inaugural 
title from Torpedo Press.

  The book addresses the political, analytical, and critical potential 
of the art arena by focusing on projects and accounts of actions that 
take place outside the established institutions. Academics, artists, 
and cultural producers from Oslo, Vilnius, Hamburg, New York and San 
Sebastian highlight recent political developments and the impact of 
“the new economy.”

  Contributors are Marianne Heier (Oslo), Gediminas and Nomeda Urbonas 
(Vilnius), Stian Grøgaard (Oslo), Peio Aguirre and Leire Vergara (San 
Sebastian/ Bilbao), Tone Hansen (Oslo), Cornelia Sollfrank (Hamburg), 
Gardar Eide Einarsson (New York), and Ina Blom (Oslo).

  The book will be made available at a special launch prize on Friday of 
only NOK 150!


"TAMMTAMM – ARTISTS INFORMING POLITICIANS"
CORNELIA SOLLFRANK IN CONVERSATION WITH TONE HANSEN

Cornelia Sollfrank, one of the contributors to What Does Public Mean, 
has been invited by Tone Hansen and Torpedo Press to talk about the 
Hamburg based initiative TammTamm. Sollfrank will address the events 
leading up to the protest, where artists and cultural producers 
contacted the politicians on the local council to protest the city’s 
policies on culture and urban development. The action is directed 
toward the city council's decision to grant 30 million Euros and 99 
years of free rent to a private foundation for maritime artefacts, the 
Peter Tamm Sen. Stiftung  in order to establish a new maritime museum 
in the harbour area of Hamburg. Peter Tamm is the sole decision maker 
of the museum and is known for his extremist right-wing leanings and 
his collection of military paraphernalia.

  Sollfrank and Hansen will discuss the relationship between art and 
activism and how this can spark public debate. Issues of public space 
and urban development are increasingly becoming matters decided upon by 
private and commercial interests.


TORPEDO PRESS

  Torpedo Press is a recently started publishing venture that operates 
within the field of contemporary art. Torpedo Press is a part of the 
art bookstore Torpedo Kunstbokhandelen and aims to publish 4-5 titles a 
year, including artists’ books, anthologies, and art theory. What Does 
Public Mean? Art as a Participant in the Public Arena is the first 
publication and forms part of a series of titles that critically 
considers art in a broader context.


Seminar and Workshop
In conjunction with the book launch and in cooperation with The 
Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 06 and The National Foundation for Art in 
Public Buildings, there will be a seminar/workshop titled A Framework 
for Modern Cultural Activism: Does Art Create A Public Sphere in 
Itself? Participants: Martha Rosler, Cornelia Sollfrank, Cecilia 
Widenheim, Tone Hansen/Per Gunnar Tverbakk, Ane Hjort Guttu and Søssa 
Jørgensen.

  Where: The lecture hall at The National Museum of Art, Saturday 21st 
October 10:30am – 4pm. Admission is free and a light meal will be 
served for lunch. For more information log on to 
www.utsmykkingsfondet.no

  "What Does Public Mean? Art as a Participant in the Public Arena"
  Design: Claudia Sandor Oslo Collective
  145 pp
  English
  ISBN: 978-82-997365-0-3/ 82-997365-0-1
  NOK 200

  The publication is made possible by support from The Freedom of 
Expression Foundation, The Relief Fund for Visual Artists, and the Oslo 
National Academy of the Arts. The book is part of Tone Hansen’s work as 
a research fellow at KHiO.

  The book can be ordered through Torpedo Kunstbokhandelen. For more 
information contact Torpedo on:

  TORPEDO KUNSTBOKHANDELEN / Hausmannsgate 42 / 0182 Oslo / +47 22 11 20 
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  / kontakt at torpedobok.no / Mon – Fri:11 am -6 pm / Thu:11 am – 7pm /
  Sat:12pm – 5pm